Liftoff of a three-stage Delta launch vehicle

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Launch of a three-stage Delta launch vehicle carrying the Intelsat III-F6 communications satellite on January 14, 1970 from Cape Kennedy. Programmed to place the satellite over the Atlantic Ocean to supplement the established global system of commercial communications satellites. It was launched for the Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT) on behalf of the International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (INTELSAT).

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